The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 31, 1984
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
11:08 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 763
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.86° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.78° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.